Walter Leal Filho

Walter Leal Filho is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and Chair of Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the initiator of the Word Sustainable Development Symposia (WSSD-U) series, and chairs the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme. Professor Leal Filho has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 800 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals.

Golda Edwin is the Executive Director of APSCC Global and an Associate Professor at MVIT, India, with over two decades of leadership in sustainability. A global expert with experience across the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UNFCCC, IPBES, FAO, and IUCN, she has led major climate, education, and ecosystem initiatives worldwide. Widely published and recognized with major environmental awards, she continues to advance sustainability strategies, foster effective partnerships, and strengthen green practices across institutions, cities, and communities.

Dr. Nandhivarman Muthu, a seasoned Senior Executive with over three decades of experience. Having multiple degrees in Science & Law, presently, holds the position of Coordinator, Office of Green Campus, Pondicherry University; Secretary-General of Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities; and as an Empaneled Arbitrator of Indian Council of Arbitration. His specialization lies in the interconnections of Water-Food-Energy-Biodiversity-Upcycling (Climate Change Adaptation). He is an ‘Elected Advisory Committee Member’ of the UN - World Water Quality Alliance; ‘Expert Member’ in the ‘Capacity Building Task Force’ of the UN - Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, also serves as an ‘Authorized Observer’ for multiple United Nations programs.